Liberal leadership race: Event underway as party chooses Trudeau's successor

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Canadians will soon find out who the Liberal Party has chosen as their new leader — the person who will become  prime minister amid economic turbulence and a deeply wounded relationship with the country's once closest ally.

Liberal Party will soon announce new leader, after campaign defined by chaos of Trump administration

Liberal Party of Canada leadership candidates Karina Gould, Frank Baylis, Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney greet one another prior to the English-language Liberal Leadership debate in Montreal on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. The Federal Liberals will pick a new leader on March 9. 

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CBC News Chief Political Correspondent Rosemary Barton hosts special coverage as Liberal members choose who they want as party leader and Canada's next prime minister. 

Liberal Leadership 2025 | CBC News Special

First came the byelection losses and reports of caucus discontent. Then the bombshell: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's resignation. We look back at the key moments that led to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation.

Liberal leadership race: How we got here

CBC News Chief Political Correspondent Rosemary Barton explains the voting process in the Liberal party's leadership race.

Liberal leadership: How the votes are counted

With Liberal MPs already voting to determine Justin Trudeau’s replacement as party leader and prime minister this weekend, leadership candidates made their final pitches on why they’re best suited to take on Donald Trump. 

Liberal front-runners make final pitches before party replaces Trudeau

A breakdown of how Canadians can tune into CBC's special coverage of the Liberal leadership announcement.

How to follow CBC's coverage of the Liberal Party of Canada's leadership announcement

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As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau works through what is likely to be his last week in office, he and his government appear to be moving to cement his political legacy. 

Trudeau's final weeks strike balance between cementing his legacy and managing a crisis

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers reporters questions  during an event in Ottawa on Thursday, March 6, 2025. 

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The Big Tide Haida Title Lands Agreement affirms that the Haida have Aboriginal title over all of the islands' lands, beds of freshwater bodies, and foreshores to the low-tide mark.

Canada recognizes Aboriginal title over Haida Gwaii in historic agreement

The agreement announced Thursday includes a network of proposed Inuit-led water and land conservation areas in the Arctic region. It's expected to attract $318 million over 15 years to the region.

Ottawa announces $270M agreement for Inuit-led conservation efforts in Arctic

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has signed agreements totalling almost $37 billion over five years with 11 provinces and territories that will extend the federal child-care space program until 2031.

Trudeau announces $37B in child care deals with 11 provinces and territories

Cities in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador are leading the country on offering $10-a-day childcare services, but the availability of spaces remains an obstacle, says a new report.

Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Newfoundland lead the nation on supplying $10-a-day child care

Child-care deals with the provinces may have been struck, but building a viable national early learning and child-care system, say experts, will require turning a market into a government program and low-wage earners into a new professional class.

The $30B child-care challenge: building a new program from the ground up

Manitoba has become the first province to sign a pharmacare agreement with the federal government.

Manitoba 1st province to strike pharmacare deal with federal government

The plan will support nearly 550,000 B.C. residents with diabetes and provide 1.3 million people with a range of contraceptives.

B.C. signs $670M pharmacare agreement with federal government

The Liberal government launched a six-year, $3.9-billion design and development plan Wednesday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says will eventually connect Quebec City and Toronto with a high-speed rail line.

High-speed rail line with 300 km/h trains will run between Toronto and Quebec City, Trudeau announces

Ontario has reached an agreement with the federal government that will see $108.5 million roll out over the next three years to help fund a school food program in the province. 

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